Robison moves Isn't He Clever to Asmussen; Won't contest Derby
 

ISN’T HE CLEVER TRANSFERRED TO ASMUSSEN
KENTUCKY DERBY PRESENTED BY YUM BRANDS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION

http://www.kentuckyderby.com/sites/k...20Asmussen.pdf

that's too bad, hate to see that guy get horses.

It'll be interesting to see if the horse can run to the Sunland Derby result more often now.

Well, I am now officially off the IHC bandwagon :D

Isn't He Clever appears certainty to NOT run even if slot opens. Asmussen says Preakness a possibility but 7f Woody Stephens on Belmont undercard may be the best option for the Smarty Jones gelding.

D. Wayne must be loving it...

No doubt.. And Optimizer went very smoothly this morning too.

It's good to hear he's training well for a race where he will certainly be beaten double digits at every single call.

Kinda surprising. I know Robison transferred him to Asmussen to give him more racing options out east, but they shipped him to Churchill. I thought that meant that Asmussen would do everything to get him ready for the Derby. I guess the only question that remains- is Asmussen any more reliable than Parbhoo lol?

They see a major opening in the 3YO sprint division and I don't blame them. Considering Trinniberg has won two of the three main races for 3YO sprinters so far, and the other was won by a horse who is now laid up (Thunder Moccasin). While there are sure to be horses who cut back and have success later in the year, this seems like a prudent move. He has every right to be a damn good sprinter.

What's the word on Discreet Dancer?
Is he going to run in some races like the Woody Stephens or is he pointing for Gulfstream 2013?

Vegas is taking bets on the Beyer for his '13 Gulfstream return... o/u is 110.

Can't believe they are passing on:
SunRay Park & Casino Handicap
$50,000 Guaranteed
Saturday, May 5th One Mile
Three yr olds

The SunRay Cap is a good one.

Silver Goblin ran in some pretty crazy stakes races as a 3yo.

Here was Silver Goblin's past performances ending with his 2nd place finish to Cigar in the Oaklawn Park Handicap.



Silver Goblin ran in such races as...

* The Mathis Brothers Futurity

* Great West Stakes

* Texas Heritage

* Colorado Derby at Arapahoe Park

* Fairmount Derby

* Red Earth Derby

He won them all before giving Cigar all he could handle in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6hCH_t-Tag

Pretty cool horse considering he won more chump small track stakes than any good horse I ever remember.

Yeah he was a good horse. Lost Code won a bunch of B list stakes as a 3 year old though nothing ever as prestigious as the Mathis Bros Futurity